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'-sT -v :t C..;' i j rJUL r Volume 40 Number 6 Enrollment increases Registration appears to be up 8.3 percent over a year ago. Not only is day enrollment up, but also evening school, President Rodney H. Brady commented at Thursday's Institutional Council meeting. Freshman sign-up could be up as much as 15 percent, "which looks good for the years ahead," Brady added. It also could be a mixed blessing if the State Board of Regents does not fund the school in proportion. Weber State College looks very good in the national standings for the national average enrollment for this fall quarter, said administrative officials. Employees lose jobs at Skills Center by Bev Taggart Part two of a series Why are there no minorities in the administration at Skills Center North? Brent Wallis, Center Director, said he didn't know why, but added, "Do we consider women minorities? If we do there is one woman in administration now. As far as color is concerned, Phil Carter used to be in the administration. He's Black." Last month, 22 employees were terminated at the center, and complaints have mounted by the Iaid-off employees. One employee, who wished not to be identified for "fear I will not be able to find another job in Ogden," said she was told during a staff meeting there was "no immediate danger of personnel cuts," but two weeks later, 22 people were terminated on the basis of seniority. "I worked at Skills Center North for five years and there are still people there who have worked fewer years than I have," she said. "I know for a fact, those who were laid-off are the type of people who do not play games and speak-up to management when they feel something is wrong." "I had no idea and I wasn't prepared when I was laid-off," she added. "I feel like it was poor management on the director's part." When asked if the allegations were true as to the types of o Transcripts cost It all depends by Michael Reberg How much does it cost students to get copies of records made available to them by a federal act called the "Privacy Rights of Parents and Students" ratified by Congress in 1976? The question seems easy enough, but from the point of asking to the point of finding out, it gets quite confusing. According to the 1979 fall schedule, it costs 25 cents for students requesting their transcripts. The WSC catalogue states it cost $1 for the first copy and 50 cents for each additional copy. And according to the records department, who do the actual billing, it costs $1 per copy. employees terminated, Wallis said, "Well, I can't really respond to that. The selection was as fair an approach as I could set up and there are hard feelings with anyone who is let go." Another laid-off worker said there were no terminations of any employees in the administration. Also, if the budget was to be cut, why was a new student service coordinator hired a few weeks before the terminations? Wallis said it was true no administrators were terminated, but noted some were relocated and the primary purpose for that was based on need. Concerning the new student service coordinator, Wallis noted that the position was developing a long time ago and the administration needed that position filled. He also said the Administrative Resource Developer position was done away with in administration. Another terminated employee said that two administrators, Phil Carter and Toni Ulibarri, were relocated into counseling positions but at the same salary as administrators. When asked why both men were being paid higher than other counselors, Wallis explained that situation was based on degrees and experience. "They are consistent with the pay salary scale and that doesn't take into criteria whether they are administrators or note," he said. WEBER , 1 1 Vi eler 25 or $1 Records department employees say the 25 cents per copy is an error, although that price has been quoted for the past three years in class schedules. Employees say they haven't charged students 25 cents for the last two years. The 25 cents per copy comes from a memorandum that was sent- to various heads of the school in 1977, after the Privacy Act was interpreted by the Utah Attorney General's office. The memorandum states, "A student may request a copy of certain of the educational records maintained in his behalf. . . The cost of each copy issued will be 25 cents per page assessed the individual making the request." According to Milt Mecham, Dean of Admissions and Records, the policy can be revised at any time and that it is the "right and privilege of the institution" to increase the Lind? eredith and Harold I y He ; - a private van taken from a dormitory parking lot. The $12,000 van was recovered from a storage shed in Layton. Charges have been filed against four persons in connection with the theft. Photo by John Shupe. STATE COLLEGE o COEN UTAH State College Ogden, Utah on who you ask cost if it sees fit to do so. He said the last increase, $1 per copy, was set into policy last February. He also said the erroneous appearance of the 25 cents per copy charge was "an oversight on my part" and added, "I'm sure it will be rewritten." According to the federal act and WSC policy, the school must annually provide revised copies of its policies to any student who requests it. But when the Signpost asked for a copy of the policy, it was given a two-year old original copy, which states 25 cents per page, and was told by a secretary that no revisions had been. made. When Dean Mecham was first asked if any revisions had been made this year, he said there were "no revisions this year," and added there had been "no real major changes" in the policy since it was first introduced.Briskey of WSC campus police, I , 1 I- - -. I October 16. J 979 But when asked why students were being charged more than 25 cents per copy for transcripts as shown in the fall schedule, he then said a change in policy was made last February. In a telephone interview, he later said the charge of 25 cents per copy applied only to educational records and not transcripts. Mecham said students could get copies of educational records for 25 cents but transcripts still cost $1. However, according to the federal act, education records include transcripts, although Mecham says it does not. The policy also places the Dean of Admissions and Records (Mecham) as "officer responsible for assuring compliance by all college personnel with the requirements of the Privacy Rights of Parents and Students Act." inventn-v items recovered from

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'-sT -v :t C..;' i j rJUL r Volume 40 Number 6 Enrollment increases Registration appears to be up 8.3 percent over a year ago. Not only is day enrollment up, but also evening school, President Rodney H. Brady commented at Thursday's Institutional Council meeting. Freshman sign-up could be up as much as 15 percent, "which looks good for the years ahead," Brady added. It also could be a mixed blessing if the State Board of Regents does not fund the school in proportion. Weber State College looks very good in the national standings for the national average enrollment for this fall quarter, said administrative officials. Employees lose jobs at Skills Center by Bev Taggart Part two of a series Why are there no minorities in the administration at Skills Center North? Brent Wallis, Center Director, said he didn't know why, but added, "Do we consider women minorities? If we do there is one woman in administration now. As far as color is concerned, Phil Carter used to be in the administration. He's Black." Last month, 22 employees were terminated at the center, and complaints have mounted by the Iaid-off employees. One employee, who wished not to be identified for "fear I will not be able to find another job in Ogden," said she was told during a staff meeting there was "no immediate danger of personnel cuts," but two weeks later, 22 people were terminated on the basis of seniority. "I worked at Skills Center North for five years and there are still people there who have worked fewer years than I have," she said. "I know for a fact, those who were laid-off are the type of people who do not play games and speak-up to management when they feel something is wrong." "I had no idea and I wasn't prepared when I was laid-off," she added. "I feel like it was poor management on the director's part." When asked if the allegations were true as to the types of o Transcripts cost It all depends by Michael Reberg How much does it cost students to get copies of records made available to them by a federal act called the "Privacy Rights of Parents and Students" ratified by Congress in 1976? The question seems easy enough, but from the point of asking to the point of finding out, it gets quite confusing. According to the 1979 fall schedule, it costs 25 cents for students requesting their transcripts. The WSC catalogue states it cost $1 for the first copy and 50 cents for each additional copy. And according to the records department, who do the actual billing, it costs $1 per copy. employees terminated, Wallis said, "Well, I can't really respond to that. The selection was as fair an approach as I could set up and there are hard feelings with anyone who is let go." Another laid-off worker said there were no terminations of any employees in the administration. Also, if the budget was to be cut, why was a new student service coordinator hired a few weeks before the terminations? Wallis said it was true no administrators were terminated, but noted some were relocated and the primary purpose for that was based on need. Concerning the new student service coordinator, Wallis noted that the position was developing a long time ago and the administration needed that position filled. He also said the Administrative Resource Developer position was done away with in administration. Another terminated employee said that two administrators, Phil Carter and Toni Ulibarri, were relocated into counseling positions but at the same salary as administrators. When asked why both men were being paid higher than other counselors, Wallis explained that situation was based on degrees and experience. "They are consistent with the pay salary scale and that doesn't take into criteria whether they are administrators or note," he said. WEBER , 1 1 Vi eler 25 or $1 Records department employees say the 25 cents per copy is an error, although that price has been quoted for the past three years in class schedules. Employees say they haven't charged students 25 cents for the last two years. The 25 cents per copy comes from a memorandum that was sent- to various heads of the school in 1977, after the Privacy Act was interpreted by the Utah Attorney General's office. The memorandum states, "A student may request a copy of certain of the educational records maintained in his behalf. . . The cost of each copy issued will be 25 cents per page assessed the individual making the request." According to Milt Mecham, Dean of Admissions and Records, the policy can be revised at any time and that it is the "right and privilege of the institution" to increase the Lind? eredith and Harold I y He ; - a private van taken from a dormitory parking lot. The $12,000 van was recovered from a storage shed in Layton. Charges have been filed against four persons in connection with the theft. Photo by John Shupe. STATE COLLEGE o COEN UTAH State College Ogden, Utah on who you ask cost if it sees fit to do so. He said the last increase, $1 per copy, was set into policy last February. He also said the erroneous appearance of the 25 cents per copy charge was "an oversight on my part" and added, "I'm sure it will be rewritten." According to the federal act and WSC policy, the school must annually provide revised copies of its policies to any student who requests it. But when the Signpost asked for a copy of the policy, it was given a two-year old original copy, which states 25 cents per page, and was told by a secretary that no revisions had been. made. When Dean Mecham was first asked if any revisions had been made this year, he said there were "no revisions this year," and added there had been "no real major changes" in the policy since it was first introduced.Briskey of WSC campus police, I , 1 I- - -. I October 16. J 979 But when asked why students were being charged more than 25 cents per copy for transcripts as shown in the fall schedule, he then said a change in policy was made last February. In a telephone interview, he later said the charge of 25 cents per copy applied only to educational records and not transcripts. Mecham said students could get copies of educational records for 25 cents but transcripts still cost $1. However, according to the federal act, education records include transcripts, although Mecham says it does not. The policy also places the Dean of Admissions and Records (Mecham) as "officer responsible for assuring compliance by all college personnel with the requirements of the Privacy Rights of Parents and Students Act." inventn-v items recovered from